Piedmont Triad Regional Council, NC
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Officers
| Position | Officer | Title |
| Chairman | Trent Cockerham | CEO, Hospice of the Piedmont |
| Vice Chairman | Darrell Frye | Commissioner, Randolph County |
| Secretary | Leigh Cockram | Economic Development Director, Rockingham County |
| Treasurer | Andy Anderson |
Senior Vice President, Skyline National Bank |
| Assistant Secretary/Treasurer | Mark Moran | Senior Vice President, First Horizon Bank |
12 County Representatives
The PTRDC Board has 35 members from both the public and private sectors. All 12 counties in the region are represented. This composition allows us to meet the mandates of the Economic Development Administration while retaining local control – an important feature of the process.
| County | Delegate | Title | Term Expires |
| Alamance | Pamela Thompson | County Commissioner | December 2027 |
| Caswell | [Vacant] | ||
| Davidson | Casey Smith |
County Manager |
December 2026 |
| Davie | [Vacant] |
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| Forsyth | Don Martin |
County Commissioner |
December 2026 |
| Guilford | Carly Cooke | County Commissioner | December 2027 |
| Montgomery | [Vacant] | ||
| Randolph | Darrell Frye |
County Commissioner |
December 2026 |
| Rockingham | Leigh Cockram | Director of Economic Development |
December 2025 |
| Stokes | Rick Morris |
County Commissioner |
December 2025 |
| Surry | [Vacant] |
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| Yadkin | [Vacant] |
At-Large Representatives
In addition, 2 at-large seats on the board are reserved for local elected officials - from either a county or a municipality in the Piedmont Triad region. There is a maximum of 2 public officials from any one county.
| Jurisdiction | Delegate | Title | Term Expires |
| City of Winston-Salem | Ken Millett | Director, Business Inclusion and Advancement | December 2026 |
| [Vacant] |
Private Sector & Non-Profit Sector
The remaining 21 board seats are filled by private sector and non-profit representatives. At least two of these seats must be filled by economic development representatives and another two must be filled by workforce development board chairs or community college representatives.
| Business | Delegate | Title | Term Expires |
| ABCO Automation, Inc. | David Allen | Chief Financial Officer | December 2025 |
| Skyline National Bank | Andy Anderson | Senior Vice President, Great State Bank | December 2025 |
| Agile Cities | Karen Barnes | CEO | December 2025 |
| Community Bank of the Carolinas | J. Douglas Brewer |
Vice President, Commercial Lending |
December 2025 |
| Hospice of the Piedmont | Trent Cockerham |
President & CEO |
December 2025 |
| Randolph County EDC | Kevin Franklin | President | December 2027 |
| Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship | Lisa Hazlett | Director of Communications | December 2027 |
| SunTrust | Mark Moran |
Senior Vice President – Commercial Team Lead |
December 2025 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Alan Murdock |
Vice President of Economic & Workforce Development |
December 2025 |
| Davidson County Tourism Recreation Investment | Chris Phelps | Executive Director |
December 2027 |
| PART | Scott Rhine | Executive Director |
December 2025 |
| Robertson Builders, LLC |
Von Robertson |
Owner |
December 2026 |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership | Penny Whiteheart | Executive Vice President | December 2026 |
| Shallow Ford Foundation | Sandi Scannelli | President and CEO | December 2027 |
| Fisher Wagner, PLLC | Jay Wagner | Partner | December 2027 |
The full board meets quarterly on the last Wednesday of the month - January, April, July, and October.
For additional information, please contact Shameka McCain, Board Relations Coordinator, at 336-904-0300.